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MSNBC's Witt latest to dub budget process "so-called nuclear option"

August 22, 2009 11:45 am ET

From the August 22 edition of MSNBC Live:

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Previously:

Media: When Dems use budget process to pass bills, it's the "nuclear option"

Matthews suggests using the "nuclear option" of reconciliation wouldn't be "accept[ing] the Senate rules"

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    • Author by eweston8542983 (August 22, 2009 1:30 pm ET)
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      Brings to mind a thriving crop of mushroons sitting in congress pretending that supporting the mushrooms is what america is all about.
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    • Author by John Paradox (August 22, 2009 1:52 pm ET)
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      `When _I_ use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, `it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less.'

      `The question is,' said Alice, `whether you CAN make words mean so many different things.'

      `The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, `which is to be master - - that's all.'
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    • Author by wolf kotenberg (August 22, 2009 2:49 pm ET)
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      Witt(y) person, hahahahahahaa
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    • Author by kmartin (August 22, 2009 5:55 pm ET)
         
      I am seriously tired of both parties right now. What happended to serving the people who elected them and listening to their constituents opinions and concerns. It seems that our elected officials only care about what they want to accomplish for their agenda. As far as money raised in each party I can say that I believe a lot of the DNC funds are going to groups paid to organize for Obama and RNC is saving theirs to take the Dems out. Hmmm....Ya' think!
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    • Author by mk3872 (August 22, 2009 8:52 pm ET)
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      Amazing, it is, the way that the GOP is able to insert their own spin on things into the MSM and make it become conventional wisdom.

      No one on any of these clips on MMFA found it at all preposterous that they are claiming a simple majority is changing the rules or constitutes a NUCLEAR OPTION!!

      It is now CW that all bills require 60 votes, is that it?

      Filibuster by the minority is now EXPECTED!!
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